What do you mean by patent application, invention patent application and patent authorization?

Personally, you are doing the patent evaluation of the enterprise. 1, and the number of patent applications represents how many patents have been applied. 2. The number of invention patent applications represents how many invention patents have been applied. There are three kinds of patents (invention, utility model and design). The invention has the highest technical content and the most stable legal status. 3. The amount of patent authorization represents the patent that you have submitted the application and completed the examination and approval.